Abstract
This paper comprehensively reviews literature on the operations management of metro systems, which are crucial for urban mass transit. It classifies the existing research into five categories: 1) passenger demand prediction; 2) timetabling and scheduling; 3) system vulnerability, resilience and performance; 4) resource planning; and 5) evacuation optimization. The paper focuses on publications in the last decade in order to reflect the latest research and industrial trends. In addition, some limitations of the existing literature are located and the potential knowledge gaps are identified. The paper provides a useful reference for developing sustainable and resilient metro systems to meet the needs of expanding cities while maintaining high standards of safety, reliability, and efficiency.
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Funding
The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 72001027, the Postdoctoral Foundation of China under Grant 2021M693331, and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
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Gao, k., Wu, D., Zhang, S., Peng, R., & Wu, S. (2025). The State-of-the-Art Development and New Challenges: Operations Management of Metro Systems. ICCK Transactions on Systems Safety and Reliability, 1(1), 4–20. https://doi.org/10.62762/TSSR.2025.246708
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